A preposition is:

A) A word which shows the relation of a noun to another noun in the sentence.
B) A word which shows the relation of a noun to another word in the sentence.
C) A word which shows the relation of a verb to another word in the sentence.
D) A word which shows the relation of a verb to another verb in the sentence.
I answered B

I don't like any of these definitions -- but I suppose B is best.

They were little to no help but thank you I thought B made more sense:)

I never taught the definition of a preposition. I just had my students recognize prepositions. They were really good at recognizing prepositional phrases.

Great! You correctly answered B) A word which shows the relation of a noun to another word in the sentence is a preposition.

To get to this answer, you can break down the options and determine which one accurately describes a preposition's function.

Option A is incorrect because a preposition does not necessarily show the relation of a noun to another noun. Prepositions can also show the relation of nouns to pronouns, gerunds, or even entire phrases.

Option C is incorrect because a preposition typically does not show the relation of a verb to another word. Instead, it relates a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence.

Option D is also incorrect because a preposition does not show the relation of a verb to another verb. It mainly relates a noun or pronoun to another word.

Hence, the correct answer is B) A word which shows the relation of a noun to another word in the sentence.